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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fraist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fraist
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).

British usage; Obsolete

verb

To learn by trial; experience.

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To seek to learn; ask; inquire.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To seek; be eager for; desire.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fraisten, freisten, frasten, from Old Norse freista (“to try, tempt, make trial of”), from Proto-Germanic *fraistōną (“to try”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to try, risk”). Cognate with Icelandic freista (“to tempt”), Swedish fresta (“to try, tempt, tantalise”), Danish friste (“to try, tempt”), Old English frāsian (“to ask, inquire, tempt, try”). More at fraise.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fraisten, freista, *fraistōną, *per-

Usage

Inflected Forms

fraists (present, singular) fraisting (participle, present) fraisted (participle, past) fraisted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

fraise

Questions

What does fraist mean?
To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
Where does fraist come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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